тереться

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Russian

Etymology

тере́ть (terétʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

Verb

тере́ться (terétʹsjaimpf (perfective потере́ться)

  1. to rub oneself
  2. to rub against something
    ко́шка тёрлась об мои́ но́гиkóška tjórlasʹ ob moí nógithe cat was rubbing against my legs
  3. (colloquial, deprecative) to hang around (somewhere)
    тере́ться во́зле кого́-либоterétʹsja vózle kovó-liboto follow someone around
    тере́ться среди́ кого́-либо ме́жду ке́м-либоterétʹsja sredí kovó-libo méždu kém-liboto mix/mingle with someone; rub elbows/shoulders with someone
  4. passive of тере́ть (terétʹ)

Conjugation